https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189466 For section 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, the "first hearing" is the stage when the court actually takes up the matter and applies its mind, not merely the date fixed for the tenant's appearance. Rent control law was construed beneficially in favour of tenant protection, and the returnable summons date was treated as insufficient to trigger eviction for non-tender. Because costs had not been assessed on that date and the tenant deposited arrears, interest and assessed costs on the next hearing date, the tender was valid and eviction for alleged default was not warranted. en-us Wed, 10 Dec 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 17:07:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189466 For section 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, the "first hearing" is the stage when the court actually takes up the matter and applies its mind, not merely the date fixed for the tenant's appearance. Rent control law was construed beneficially in favour of tenant protection, and the returnable summons date was treated as insufficient to trigger eviction for non-tender. Because costs had not been assessed on that date and the tenant deposited arrears, interest and assessed costs on the next hearing date, the tender was valid and eviction for alleged default was not warranted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 10 Dec 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189466